Masonry Magazine August 1994 Page. 28
GLASS BLOCK
SOLUTIONS TAKE SHAPE... WHEN THE
LEADER IS YOUR PARTNER!
As we develop new PC GlassBlock shapes, the needs of professional mason's are always kept in mind.
• The TRIDRON 45° Block unit (center), a triangular block that allows you to create angles up to a full circle in 45° increments.
• With the EndBlock™ Finishing Unit (left) you can provide continuous glass block edges, horizontal or vertical, on interior panels.
• The HEDRON™ I Corner block (right) is a gently rounded corner block that lets you make 90° bends.
You can place your trust in Pittsburgh Corning, the industry leader. For more information, call: 800-992-5769 Weekdays 8-4:30 ET
PITTSBURGH CORNING
PCGLASSBLOCK
PRODUCTS
© 1992 Pittsburgh Coming Corporation
MADE IN
AMERICA
S-YEAR
LIMITED WARRANTY
PC GlassBlock, HEDRON and TRIDRON 45" Block are federally registered trademarks, and EndBlock" is a trademark, owned by Pimsburgh Coming Corporation.
Masonry Videos
Brick Ceilings? YES! and much more in our Newest Video
Interior Design with Brick and Stone over 35 minutes of viewing/ more than 100 ideas and designs
• Fireplaces. Lobbies & Entries Stoves & Inserts
• Kitchens with Bricked in Appliances Floors. Stairways
• Sculptured Brick Designs Arched Walls $34.95
Also Available
• Exterior Design with Brick and Stone.......$34.95
* Learning the Art of Laying Brick - 3 tape series.........$98.95
Contractors, reluctant to turn the best money making tender into a money losing mason trainee can set up trainees on this program and speed up "on the job training," putting qualified apprentices on the wall sooner.
Unique Productions
6590 S. 1800 East Spanish Fork, UT 84660
1 800 748-4455 Fax: 1 801 798-9669
Building Costs
Up Slightly
THE AUSTIN Company's Index of Industrial Building Costs rose slightly in the first quarter of 1994, closing at 1152.98, an increase of .46 percent. At the end of the fourth quarter of 1993, the Index was logged at 1147.66. In 1993, the first quarter index closed at 1140.05.
In the Southeast, an increase in structural steel, copper wire, copper piping and air conditioning equipment was noted. The Midwest reported increases in concrete, structural steel, metal roof decking, raceways and copper wire. The West also noted an increase in the cost of copper wire.
The Austin Index is based on a quarterly pricing of a standard steel-framed manufacturing plant and its adjoining office building (1926 100).
Howard Droz
Joins Masonry
HOWARD L. DROZ, AIA, vice president and corporate consulting architect at the architectural-engineering firm of Smith, Hinchman and Grylls Associates, Detroit, Michigan, has joined the Masonry Magazine Advisory Board.
Droz presently is responsible for
Tell Them
Why
INSTEAD of just ordering people to do things, take a moment to explain why things need to be done.
Example: "The reason the report needs to be done by five this afternoon is that we need it for tomorrow morning's 8 o'clock meeting."
When you explain why you need something done, people will seize the opportunity to offer suggestions you hadn't thought of.
SOURCE: Hope Health Letter, 350 East Michigan Avenue, Kalamazoo, MI 49007. Reproduced with permission from Communication Briefings.